Waltz with Bashir Free Screening Tuesday, April 5

As part of the Middle East Studies Program Spring Film Series, there will be a free screening of Waltz with Bashir on Tuesday, April 5 at 6 pm in Humanities room 1131.

Waltz with Bashir (2008) is internationally recognized as one of the best Middle Eastern films in recent years. The film is an Israeli animated documentary film written and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman in search of his lost memories as a 19 year old infantry soldier in the Israel Defense Forces in the 1982 Lebanon War. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and won the Best Film Award from the National Society of Film Critics.

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